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Pacific islands fighting for survival as sea levels rise
2013-09-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: Pacific islanders challenged world leaders this week to act on climate change, warning that their low-lying atolls are close to becoming uninhabitable because of rising seas and increasingly severe floods, droughts and storm surges. "The Pacific is fighting for its survival. Climate change has already arrived," said Christopher Loeak, president of the Marshall Islands, which host the Pacific islands` annual summit, attended by most of the world`s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, including...
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